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MAGGIE CONTRERAS. FUELED BY THE POWER OF TRUE STORIES. is a new feature documentary following five internationally-based women as they prepare for and perform in ‘La Maestra’—the only competition in the world for female orchestra conductors. Personal stories of survival, passion and perseverance are woven together with the drama and ...
Jun 3, 2023 · Today, she’s one of the world’s best-known conductors, and she remembers that exchange in a scene from “Maestra,” a documentary directed by Maggie Contreras that’s premiering at the ...
Maggie Contreras. Producer: Maestra. Maggie Contreras is a director and producer behind films tackling a wide range of topics, from a behind the scenes look at the lives of female orchestra conductors to standup comics to solar energy. One commonality they all possess is an insatiable curiosity about what drives the human spirit.
- January 1, 1
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- Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Maggie Contreras
Jun 23, 2023 · Maggie Contreras, the director of “Maestra," joined GBH’s James Bennett II to talk about what it took to make the film. Contreras is not a classical musician by trade, but she was surrounded by it from an early age. Her father, mother and babysitter would listen to classical music, making it part of her life's landscape.
Jun 22, 2023 · Filmmaker Maggie Contreras' new film "Maestra" follows a cadre of female conductors with dreams of winning La Maestra, the first international conducting competition solely for women.
Jun 20, 2023 · ‘Maestra’ Review: Uplifting Documentary Follows a Competition for Women Conductors. Marin Alsop is among the interviewees in Maggie Contreras' film, which has a determinedly positive spin.
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Women, Documentary, Music. Following the buzz of Tár, Maggie Contreras’ documentary Maestra follows several women from around the world as they compete in the only all-women competition for conductors. This ultra-competitive field is riddled with long-standing issues of sexism, and each participant is approaching the contest with fierce ...
